Jimmy Buffett Net Worth 2019

Who is Jimmy Buffett and what is his net worth 2019? Jimmy Buffet is a musician who is associated with Coral Reefer Band. He is also a businessman, actor, author, and songwriter. He has released many hit songs including “Cheeseburger in Paradise”, “Come Monday”, and “Margaritaville”. Jimmy Buffet’s fans are called “Parrotheads”. He is the owner of the Margaritaville Cafe chain of restaurants. He has written many books including the #1 Best Sellers A Pirate Looks at Fifty, Where Is Joe Merchant?, and Tales from Margaritaville. He is the founder of Margaritaville Records and has done several concert tours in his career.

Early Life

James William Buffett was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on December 25, 1946. He was born to parents James Delaney Buffett, Jr. and Mary Lorraine. He was raised in Mobile, Alabama. His grandfather was a sailor and he was exposed to sailing since he was a child. He went to St. Ignatius School and used to play trombone in his school band. He then moved to Fairhope, Alabama and completed his graduation in 1964 from McGill Institute for Boys.

He first attended Auburn University and when in there, he used to play guitar. Following this, he went to Pearl River Community College and then later attended the University of Southern Mississippi located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 1969, he earned his bachelor’s degree in history and was the member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Following his graduation, he used to work for Billboard magazine as a correspondent in Nashville.

From 1969 to 1972, Jimmy Buffet was married to Margie Washichek. He then married Jane Slagsvol and has two daughters named Sarah Delaney and Savannah Jane. They also have an adopted son named Cameron Marley.

Career

Jimmy Buffet started his career in music in the late 1960s. In 1970, he released the folk-rock album called ‘Down to Earth’. In 1973, Buffet released the album ‘A White Sports Coat and a Pink Crustacean’. This was followed by ‘Living & Dying in 3/4 Time’, ‘A1A’, ‘Havana Daydreamin’’, and ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’. The latter also included the hit single “Margaritaville”.

In 2003, he released the single “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” along with Alan Jackson. A year later, he released his album entitled ‘License to Chill’. In August 2006, Buffet released another album entitled ‘Take The Weather With You’. In 2006, he became the co-producer and soundtrack writer for the film ‘Hoot’. He has also provided theme songs for many films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Urban Cowboy, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, and Summer Rental.

Buffet has appeared in movies like Congo, Hoot, Repo Man, Form the Earth to the Moon, Hook, and Cobb. Buffet launched Margaritaville Records in 1993. In 2010, he worked with Zac Brown Band for the single “Knee Deep”.

In 2005, Jimmy Buffet was nominated in the Grammy Awards in the category of Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.

Net Worth of Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffet has found considerable success with his career in music. In his career, he has released 27 studio albums and 12 live albums. He has also released 9 compilation albums and 67 singles. Jimmy Buffet’s net worth is an estimated $640 million. He owes his fortune to the sale of his albums which has been certified as a platinum sales album on many occasions. He has also given four No. 1 singles.

Part of his wealth also comes from his writing career. He has penned 3 No. 1 Best Sellers in his career. He is also the co-author of the children books Trouble Dolls and The Jolly Man. Apart from that, Buffet is the owner of the chain of restaurants called ‘Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant and Margaritaville Café. He is also the owner of Margaritaville Records and has part-ownership in the teams Madison Black Wolf and Fort Myers Miracle. He has launched his own brewing label; Land Shark Lager.

In 2013, he opened the Margaritaville Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His annual income in 2015 was $36 million. He has also made the Margaritaville game with THQ. He is planning for a retirement village called ‘Latitude Margaritaville’ in Daytona Beach, Florida worth $1 billion.

Jimmy Buffet currently lives in Sag Harbor, New York. Both his parents died in 2003.

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